The Republican journal., 1887-12-01
SearSpOrt Locals.

a. E. Nickerson is loading sch. brunette with
hay for Boston.
Capt. Joshua b. Nichols and family left We'd
nesay to join the ship s. p. Hitchcock.
The Cong. Society's sociablc meets with Mrs
Mary A. Nichols this, Thursday, evening.
Quite delegation went from here Friday to
work in the straw shop in Franklin, Mass.
During the absence of Miss Nettie Mathews, or
ganst at the Congl church, her place will be sup
Piled by Miss Lena Blethen.
Capt Norman Dunbar and family left for New
York Monday to join ship VIM. McGivery which
is loading for San Diego, Cal.
Mrs. Albert " Nickels, who has been the voyage
with her husband, has arrived home accompanied
by her daughter Desire and son Willie
The biggest porkcr we have heard of in town
was killed Wednesday by Thomas Rich 1t was
fourteen months old and dressed $50 lbs.
Sch Banner made one of the latest trips into the
river of any of orr bay coasters. She went up
Wednesday to take a road of lumber to Rockand.
Election OF officers at the Post this (Thms,iay)
evening. A free clam chowder Will he served to
the members of the Post and 1t is hope, all will be
present
fine crayon picture of Senator j. c. Nickris is
to be seen in q. +. Smith & Sons window. 1t is
the work Of j. F. Gerrity 4 Co. Bangor, and 1t is
an artistic production.
| CA. Woods now acts AS conductor on the Bel,
fast and Searspor. stage line, Bickmorc having
| met with an accident by Il slip on the Icy walk
when jumping from the stage Friday morning.
| \ correspondent Of the Portland Evening EN-
press who has been figuring up the statistics says
Eight hundred of our people have died OF moved
away since the census of lss0iwhen we had 2,;s23
Inhabitants"
| News comes from DiNtlcld that f. &. Nichols
who Is employed In the spool mill there in charge
Of one OF the roughing machines, had sawed his
right hand badly completely seycrng the cord Of
his fore finger.
| We arc Informed that Capt. David Nickes Is at
DR.. Gorlon's private hospital, Portland and not at
the Maine General Hospital as reported last week
We are pleased to learn that the captain is conva
| lescing rapidly
| Mr.. Blake, who is in the employ of J. NJ S.lvary
& Son, cut his foot badly Monday. Hcwas attend
cd by Dr. Davis who found him In very feeble
condition from loss OF blood The cut IS on the
nstep and severed an artery. At last accounts the
| young man doing we'll.
| How A FORTUNE WAS LOST. One Of our cti-
zcns few years ago invested four or five thousand
dollars in lots In Minneapolis, but by financial re
verses soon after was Obliged to sell at II very
small advance. The same lots are estimated to lie
worth quarter of million dollars
The citizens of searsport are requested to attend
a meeting at Engine Hall saturday evening Dec.
Sd at $50 O'Clock to what steps can be taken to
revive business in this town. This is for the in
terc-t OF every one. Come one, Come all Rally
to the support Of business in our grand Old town.
The concert Of the Cong'l sunday school was
| largely attended A feature of the concert was
the reading of the Scriptures 10y the school, each
class taking up and repeating a verse in turn of
the XIV Chap Of John. a collection taken for the
benefit OF the library Of the school amounted to ten
dollars.
ACAsE OF KIDNAPPING. a Hddefor,l despatch
OF Nov. 23d says:
William Richards, William Canton and Mrs.
Michael Canton, all Of Buxton, were arragned in
Judge Emmons court in Saco Wednesday after
noon, charged with kidnapping Il girl named
Lillian Richards, who was bound out by the town
of Searsport, several years ago, to her uncle,
George Richards Of Buxton. She remained with
the latter until Monday, when William Richards,
another uncle, took her from school and carried
her to the house of Mrs. Canton The defense
claims that the child was cruelty treated by George
Richards in consequence of which the charge OF
kidnapping cannot be sustained.
The was continued ut the request Of judge
K. 7. Tapley, counsel for the defence
Fish warden Whitcomb WAS lately at swan Lake
looking over the spawning beds and found that
poachers have been taking trout that were spawn
ing, nearly four quarts of their eggs were scat
tered on the shore. The prtS r1mp from the 4 y
after they were taken out Of the water Some q
our -i.ortsmcn are very indignant, and feel tina
men who do work OF this kind by night are Of til,
mcanest order. Our fish warlens, backed bv al
indignant public since the incident mentiunet
above, are more determined than ever to ferret GU
the guilty parties and oner reward Of fifty dol
lars to any person who will furnish evidence tina
will convict the poachers who netting trout il
Swan Lake
An interesting description of the bark C. u
Bryant, now In the packet service between SAL
Francisco and Honolulu, is published on the hrs
page
The line American clipper ship Frank rendle
ton, Captain Nichols, now lying at Mission Mhar
=, is perhaps the only sailing ship in the world oi
which il paper is printed. Captain Nichols has on
board Il printing press and several fonts of type
and several times during each voyage in the las
, ten years he has published paper, called u,
t Ocean Chronicle. The paper is very unique in it
way, and is widely copied in Maine, the >tat'
from which the captain halls. Captain Nichols hr
his wife and two young daughters on board tn,
Frank Pcndlctnn with hlm. The voting ladies
Misses Nancy L. and Maude +. Nichols, edit
! paper called the Rolling Billow 1t appear, semi
occasionally and is set up and printed by the cap
tain. The young ladies are only II and IS year
oIl respectively, but the articles that cmanat'
from their pens, sometimes cumical, sometimes
philosophical. are well worth lcrusal and 80 Il
, show What Young ladies' can do at to pas
t away time that will be Of interest to thcmec!Nt
and their friends at home. san Francisco Morn
ing Call Nov. 10th.
NINALnAvEN. Rev W NJ. kin.mrl Universe
list clergy mai. from Rockland will preach a, thu
Union church, at this place. next SUNDAY ..., Mrs